When I was working as a civil servant, I was found out to be a muscle-brained knight by the princess knight and got sent to the front lines - Episode 29

Episode 29

“Hey, Lily. How should I approach the opposite sex?”

On the night when the Ninth Tier Magic was unleashed, Princess René, in her room assigned within the exclusive officer quarters of Graysian, consulted Lily Johnson, her childhood friend and leader of the Royal Guard. Erin was absent, attending to matters concerning the 8th Legion.

“Huh?”

Up until a moment ago, René and Lily had been discussing post-war arrangements and future strategies seriously. However, once the general plan was settled, René, stretching, changed the topic.

Lily, who had known René for about twenty years since childhood, was perplexed by the unexpected topic. Despite René repeatedly declining engagement proposals from neighboring countries and prominent nobles with a simple “I’m not interested” or “Is he strong?” this sudden query was surprising.

“René, are you feeling unwell? Is it because of the Ninth Tier Magic?”

Speaking frankly in the private setting of the room, Lily immediately suspected something was wrong with the princess’s health. Hearing this, René, with a hint of embarrassment, retorted curtly, “I’m fine. It’s a serious question.” Lily, still taken aback, quickly grasped that René was serious. She grinned and said, “Hmm, so René-chan has finally reached that age, huh?”

“Hey, Lily. I’ll hit you.”

Despite teasing René, Lily lent a sympathetic ear and offered various advice throughout the night.

“…I see. I understand what you’re trying to say. So, basically, I need to show my strength in a one-on-one battle with someone like me, right?”

“Yeah, René, you really don’t understand anything.”

—

After the simultaneous assault by the 8th and 7th Legions, which began immediately after half of the enemy’s massive army was annihilated by the Ninth Tier Magic, the remaining enemies were wiped out within half a day.

Following Jez’s defeat of the Orc King, who had barely survived the Ninth Tier Magic, the command structure and morale of the demon army completely collapsed. From then on, it was more akin to ravaging than war.

The 8th Legion, led by Finn Morgan, charged into the enemy, with all three regiments leaving the fortress city to participate in the enemy’s extermination operation. Oscar, Sofia, Clara, and others rode on horseback or chariots, hunting down fleeing demons.

On the other hand, the 7th Legion fortified the defense of Princess René and the Royal Guard with some units, while others retreated, and the remaining troops also launched an assault.

In place of Princess René, who couldn’t command effectively, Erin took charge as the frontline commander, leading the 7th Legion to exterminate the demons. After the defeat of the Orc King, the annihilation battle proceeded without any significant events.

During the post-battle conference, everyone was curious about one thing: “Why was Jez in such a place at that timing?”

Chronologically, the story goes back to the moment when Jez saw the 7th Legion on the city wall. After confirming the arrival of reinforcements, Jez hastened his bureaucratic duties even more. He finished his work just in time for the Flame of Judgement to fall from the sky.

At this time, Jez reunited with Jamil inside Graysian Castle. Concerned about the survival of the Orc King, Jez and Jamil’s Al-Faz’s unit moved within the castle and headed towards the gate, slightly away from the burning plain.

Ignoring the 8th Legion and demons, who were preoccupied with the Strategic Magic, they set out from Graysian when the fire subsided slightly. They circled around the battlefield and rushed to the vicinity of the 7th Legion. From the moment they heard the Orc King’s roar, Jamil’s Al-Faz’s unit attracted the attention of the small fries while opening a path, and then Jez reached the Orc King.

In any case, thanks to the splendid plays by Jez and Jamil, the Orc King was defeated. It was a brilliant performance of “the elusive 101.”

Thus, Jez, who saved the princess in crisis, had caught the attention of Princess René in various ways.

“…Hey, Jez. Princess was looking at you with an incredible expression, did you do something?”

“…I don’t know.”

Immediately after Jez defeated the Orc King, while Jamil’s Al-Faz’s unit caught up and fortified the defense of the princess and the Royal Guard,

Jamil, feeling curious, asked, “What did you do to make her react like that?” But Jez, who was quite unnerved by the eerie atmosphere, replied with a very subtle expression, “I wonder what hit me. Actually, the mood was quite scary.”

—

The day after the Graysian siege ended in a complete victory for humanity. While enemy cleanup operations around Graysian continued from the previous day, they were relatively small-scale operations.

The disposal of the massive corpses of demons remaining around Graysian, the recovery of resources like magic stones, and the dispatch of messengers to various places, including Kohane, filled the entire Graysian with vitality. Merchants who had avoided the area for a while would soon return.

While the 8th Legion mainly handled these post-war tasks, members of the 7th Legion also provided support. Amidst the relief that everything had ended safely, evening fell. At the headquarters of the 8th Legion:

“Urgent report!!! The fortress city of Bastiona has fallen!!! Commander Elliot Crane, Lord of the 9th Legion, has been slain!!! It’s reported that an Emperor-class entity has appeared!!!”

Bastiona, a fortress city that served as the base of the 9th Legion and protected the southern frontline of humanity, just like Graysian defended by the 8th Legion, had fallen. The worst news reached Graysian.The Southern Great Uprising. This war has only just begun. Princess, there is no time to waste on romantic pursuits.